droppedadj.

/drɒpt/

Forms: see drop v. and -ed suffix¹; also 1600s–1800s dropt.

Etymology: < drop v.

a. Fallen, lowered; allowed to drop or fall. spec. in Rugby, designating a goal scored by a drop-kick.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > dropped

droppeda1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 230 Vnder a tree like a drop'd Acorne.

1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl VII. vii. 273 With distended eyes, dropped jaw, and shaking limbs.

1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 314 Till the dropped curtain gives a glad release.

1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 80 With dropt looks.

1893 Times 16 Dec. 9/5 Lead paralysis with its special feature of ‘dropped wrist’, or paralysis of the muscles of the arm.

1896 Durham Univ. Jrnl. 29 Feb. 46 Winners..by 1 dropped goal [i.e. obtained by a drop-kick].

1933 Times 4 Dec. 5/6 Norris increased Cheltenham's lead with a splendid dropped goal from a distance of 30 yards.

1971 Times 15 Feb. 9/2 Bushell put Sidcup ahead with a superb dropped goal from 30 yards.

b. Of eggs: Fried or poached, ‘dropped into the frying pan’ (Jamieson).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked (of specific food) > eggs

rearlOE

harda1425

poachedc1450

soft-boiled1577

hard-boiled1589

rare1655

rath egg1684

in the shell1692

dropped1824

rumpled1896

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. x. 214 A roasted chucky and a drappit egg.

1884 M. E. Wilkins in Harper's Mag. July 306/2 Martha was..eating her toast and a dropped egg.

c. dropped head n. a head (see head n.¹ 32a) at the beginning of a chapter, etc., placed lower down the page than the first line on ordinary pages.

ΚΠ

1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 176/1.

1906 E. Johnston Writing & Illuminating xvi. 343 It would not be necessary for the first page of a chapter to have the ordinary dropped head and blank upper space.

d. dropped handlebars n. = drop-handlebars n. at drop- comb. form 2.

ΚΠ

1913 Boy's Own Bk. Outdoor Games 218 A warning regarding the use of ‘dropped’ handle-bars will not be out of place. These are only necessary in racing, and while sacrificing comfort are not conducive to fast riding.

1970 Morning Star 18 Aug. 4 One sees young lads on bicycles in a busy city bent over dropped handlebars on which the brake levers are right at the end of the bars.

e. dropped scone (see scone n. 1).

†2. Marked with spots or specks. Obsolete.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > spotted

spotteda1325

spotty1340

splotty1382

scawed1398

engoutedc1450

dropped1611

measled1634

fly-bitten1639

maculated1646

bedrop1658

polluted1667

diced1671

puncticular1671

pantherine1753

parded1806

guttular1811

naevose1847

pellucido-punctate1847

measly1849

notate1857

maculiferous1863

spot-skin1871

naevous1890

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gouët, faulcon gouët, whose feathers are ill marked, mailed, or coloured..a dropt Hawke.

3. Abandoned, allowed to lapse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > not persisted in

dropped1886

1886 J. A. Froude Oceana 16 I resumed my dropped intention.

Compounds

dropped-eared adj.

ΚΠ

1688 London Gaz. No. 2308/4 A Sorrel Mare, dropt Ear'd.

Draft additions August 2007

dropped kerb n. chiefly British a small ramp built into a roadside kerb to make it easier for vehicles, pushchairs, etc., to pass between the pavement and the road.

ΚΠ

1973 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. i. 100/1 The..Center for Building Construction Studies..will have dropped curbs, a ramped entrance and wider doors to assure greater mobility for the handicapped.

1990 Times 24 Nov. (Sat. Review section) 18/2 Small granite sets will be used to make dropped kerbs at pedestrian crossings.

1998 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 25 May 7 It is an offence under the Highways Act of 1980 to drive over the pavement to park in gardens where there is no dropped kerb.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	dropped
释义	droppedadj. /drɒpt/ Forms: see drop v. and -ed suffix¹; also 1600s–1800s dropt. Etymology: < drop v. 1. a. Fallen, lowered; allowed to drop or fall. spec. in Rugby, designating a goal scored by a drop-kick. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > dropped droppeda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 230 Vnder a tree like a drop'd Acorne. View more context for this quotation 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl VII. vii. 273 With distended eyes, dropped jaw, and shaking limbs. 1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 314 Till the dropped curtain gives a glad release. 1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 80 With dropt looks. 1893 Times 16 Dec. 9/5 Lead paralysis with its special feature of ‘dropped wrist’, or paralysis of the muscles of the arm. 1896 Durham Univ. Jrnl. 29 Feb. 46 Winners..by 1 dropped goal [i.e. obtained by a drop-kick]. 1933 Times 4 Dec. 5/6 Norris increased Cheltenham's lead with a splendid dropped goal from a distance of 30 yards. 1971 Times 15 Feb. 9/2 Bushell put Sidcup ahead with a superb dropped goal from 30 yards. b. Of eggs: Fried or poached, ‘dropped into the frying pan’ (Jamieson). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked (of specific food) > eggs rearlOE harda1425 poachedc1450 soft-boiled1577 hard-boiled1589 rare1655 rath egg1684 in the shell1692 dropped1824 rumpled1896 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. x. 214 A roasted chucky and a drappit egg. 1884 M. E. Wilkins in Harper's Mag. July 306/2 Martha was..eating her toast and a dropped egg. c. dropped head n. a head (see head n.¹ 32a) at the beginning of a chapter, etc., placed lower down the page than the first line on ordinary pages. ΚΠ 1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 176/1. 1906 E. Johnston Writing & Illuminating xvi. 343 It would not be necessary for the first page of a chapter to have the ordinary dropped head and blank upper space. d. dropped handlebars n. = drop-handlebars n. at drop- comb. form 2. ΚΠ 1913 Boy's Own Bk. Outdoor Games 218 A warning regarding the use of ‘dropped’ handle-bars will not be out of place. These are only necessary in racing, and while sacrificing comfort are not conducive to fast riding. 1970 Morning Star 18 Aug. 4 One sees young lads on bicycles in a busy city bent over dropped handlebars on which the brake levers are right at the end of the bars. e. dropped scone (see scone n. 1). †2. Marked with spots or specks. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > spotted spotteda1325 spotty1340 splotty1382 scawed1398 engoutedc1450 dropped1611 measled1634 fly-bitten1639 maculated1646 bedrop1658 polluted1667 diced1671 puncticular1671 pantherine1753 parded1806 guttular1811 naevose1847 pellucido-punctate1847 measly1849 notate1857 maculiferous1863 spot-skin1871 naevous1890 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gouët, faulcon gouët, whose feathers are ill marked, mailed, or coloured..a dropt Hawke. 3. Abandoned, allowed to lapse. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > not persisted in dropped1886 1886 J. A. Froude Oceana 16 I resumed my dropped intention. Compounds dropped-eared adj. ΚΠ 1688 London Gaz. No. 2308/4 A Sorrel Mare, dropt Ear'd. Draft additions August 2007 dropped kerb n. chiefly British a small ramp built into a roadside kerb to make it easier for vehicles, pushchairs, etc., to pass between the pavement and the road. ΚΠ 1973 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. i. 100/1 The..Center for Building Construction Studies..will have dropped curbs, a ramped entrance and wider doors to assure greater mobility for the handicapped. 1990 Times 24 Nov. (Sat. Review section) 18/2 Small granite sets will be used to make dropped kerbs at pedestrian crossings. 1998 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 25 May 7 It is an offence under the Highways Act of 1980 to drive over the pavement to park in gardens where there is no dropped kerb. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1611
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